Thesaurus results for CROUCHED

crouched

verb

past tense of crouch

as in huddled

to lie low with the limbs close to the body the cat crouched in the bushes, waiting for the right moment to pounce on the chipmunk

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Recent Examples of crouched State police said the preliminary investigation by its homicide unit indicated that Moorhead had been crouched close to the ground in an open field, hunting, when Soto passed by with a man and two children. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 The left-handed batter took a 2-2 fastball just below the knees, crouched and shook his head. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Like ballplayers just before the pitch, animal control crouched into position, with thick metal grabbers, nooses, and nets at the ready. — Zachary Przystup, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 Those inside the room crouched down on the floor in the darkness, waiting for help for 30 minutes. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Every few feet, the cats stopped and sat on their hindquarters, or crouched down out of sight. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 After getting broken to fall behind 2-4 in the third, Djokovic attempted to knock a ball back to the ball boy, who was crouched beside the umpire’s chair. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The image in question features Grande crouched on the ground while sucking a lollipop and loving a happy black dog. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026 The first showed him walking hand-in-hand with his sons, and the second showed Jack crouched down in a church pew as one of his sons played with toys, surrounded by coloring books and stickers. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 June 2026

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Photos shared on social media showed dozens of construction workers huddled together.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The hockey star stayed down on the ice for a few moments as teammates huddled around him, and Faber eventually stood up and skated off the ice on his own.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

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Another clip shows an officer arriving at the scene, where Garces Perez is seen sitting hunched over in the driver's seat of his vehicle and appearing to grab his left shoulder in pain.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Another video shows the blue sedan with its driver’s side door open and Garcés Pérez hunched over in the driver’s seat, holding his left upper chest, near his shoulder, as multiple law enforcement officers gather around.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026

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